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sterling silver

noun

  1. an alloy containing not less than 92.5 per cent of silver, the remainder usually being copper
  2. sterling-silver articles collectively
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


sterling silver

/ stûrlĭng /

  1. An alloy that contains at least 92.5 percent silver and up to 7.5 percent copper or another metal, used to make jewelry and silverware.

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